Eljon vs. The Stroke! I survived an ischemic stroke caused by a ruptured vessel in my neck at 29 years old. I have emerged strong! Recovery is ongoing though so I'll be updating daily on progress and stroke news so please keep reading!

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

My Stay At NYU: The Stroke Unit Day 1

I made the Stroke Unit look sexy...like seriously.

The Stroke Unit at NYU is gorgeous. I mean seriously, when I was there, I felt like I was at a four star hotel. There were four beds and a personal nurse in that room, plus a beautiful view of Queens and the water straight across.

I'm so five star and my case was so urgent that I was almost immediately shuffled upstairs and placed in a bed near the door...I later sweet talked my way over to a window bed. As I lay with ivs and plugs all over me, I laughed. I still couldn't believe this happened to me. Now, before I continue, I have to say, I'm pretty vain. I would rather you see me smiling and all than sick and in a bed which is why I didn't tell many that I was in the hospital.

The only other patient in the room when I was first brought in was a woman who had to be at least 35. She was being discharged....I was highly jealous. The vibe in the room was so chill, it hardly felt like an ICU. The nurses were so helpful and nice and catered to my needs. I really felt like they cared. It really bugs me that I can't remember their names right now, damn you stroke, but wow, they were like little angels.

At this point, I was only being pumped with saline. Can't drug me up if they don't know what caused the stroke, right? It was just saline, a heart monitor, some other monitor and me still in my makeup from the morning and wearing pj bottoms (I was not about to let things hang out! Told you I was vain!) in a surprisingly comfy hospital bed.

That night, after my loved ones left, fear started to set in. I panicked...but at least I got my bed moved to the window! Two older patients were brought in, I would say in their 70s and then I got nervous. Suddenly, everyone around me was older, like fossil old, and then there was me, alone in a room with a nurse about my age staring out the window at the water.

hey eljon i hope u feel better xtra son and they get it together and figure out the cause to prevent it from happening anymore. Believe it or not i went through something semi similar back when we were in cathedral. very scary feeling. stay wel honey xoxox maryann

well the slight stroke cause bells paulsey(hopefully i didnt screw up the spelling...lol) and from what i was told at the time i was the youngest person they found it in. it had all the facial structure disfigurement of the face as a stroke. couldnt control any of the muscles droopy eye constant tearing couldnt close it, face literally looked dropped kinda like it was melting weird believe me i know. anyway they had told me it would etha stay or go away but it should only happen once in a lifetime. yea well lucky me they were wrong, it did go away thank god but it did come back atleast 3 more times since then every time for a dfferent time frame and different facial reactions. great fun. they told me literally it can be caused by stress, or a virus, or going from hot to cold to quickly....as of right now(knock on wood) it isnt here but with my luck can come back at any point....and i def know what you mean about the memory because mine is shot still it feels weird sometimes u remember sometimes you do not...definitely a different situation from yours but the mean stroke are the causes...i hope you are feeling better hun and i hope they find out the cause and help to prevent you from having to deal again

Oh man! You are brave! I'm thinking of asking my Neuro about specialists regarding this condition. Did they refer you to any doctors who specialize in cases such as yours? The memory thing is a trip, people think it's "selective" but I really just don't remember. Glad you understand :) Here's to both of us staying healthy!

idk about brave just gotta keep moving you know i mean i cant lie whenever the twitching or face paralasis starts up i freak out dont wanna do nothing or go neplace but u gotta keep going. especially me my 2 little ones wont let me stay still very long im lucky if i get to stay still when sleeping sometimes i think im even up then. lol...i saw specialists when it happened initally but they told me there was nothing they could do it would etha revert on its own or it would just stay that way. as for that i have been majorly lucky it hasnt stayed. i honestly do not know how i would deal. but yes i definitely undersand....and the memory lmfao my family tells me ive had alztimers since i was like 15 lol funny but not because it runs in my family also....but there are some days and situations i remember every little detail and other things i couldve just seen or been told about and 5 minutes later do not remember at all, def weird like a deja vu type feel to it...yes here is def to us both being healthy and having a great new year!!!